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08-25-2006, 07:20 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | Desperate--Please Help Me A while ago I posted about our experiences with a broker/pet store owner in Redlands, CA. Now she is sueing us for saying she sold us a sick puppy and wasn't honest about pedigree etc. in small claims court. I really need your help. There is lots of second hand information out there about this woman and her pet store; I need anyone who has had any experience with her, to please contact me at either my website or by a PM here. We are always talking about ethical breeders, sellers, puppy mills. She sells puppies all over CA, Arizona, Nevada etc. Some one on this board knows I am telling the truth and I hope I can get the first-hand knowledge to win against her in court. Please help. |
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08-25-2006, 07:23 PM | #2 |
Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee
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| Sorry I can't help you but I just wanted to say good luck.....
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08-25-2006, 07:27 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| Good luck sweetheart. Please try NOT to panic, stay calm....... In the first place, unless there is written communication, it will be very hard for her to prove anything. And if the puppy was sick, get documentation from your vet to help build a case. Maybe taking the approach that -- "yes I said those things and they are true" might work. Law suits are very scary, sending hugs and I will carry you close to my heart. When is your day in court? |
08-25-2006, 07:27 PM | #4 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: usa
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| Have you contacted a lawyer? Did you visit the place where she has the puppies? If so, how were the conditions there? If the conditions were poor, I would try to get someone you know to go there for you pretending to be interested in a puppy and try to take pictures...if that's even possible. Also, get a copy of the puppy's vet records and ask the vet to write a statement about the condition of the puppy when you bought it. Other than that, I don't know, but good luck! |
08-25-2006, 07:32 PM | #5 |
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| try looking for info about her ob the better business beauro online www.bbb.com and try www.ripoffreport.com. Try googling her name along with the phrase sick puppies, and see wht comes up. This helped me tremendously with a bad breeder/broker who sold me a dog with parvo who died a few days after we got him. When I researched her name I was shocked at the amount of complaints against her and I found someone who had been through the same thing and we communicated and compared horror stories. Hope this helps!
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08-25-2006, 07:35 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: us
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| I'm sorry for this situation. I don't know her, but I am wishing you good luck with this matter!! |
08-26-2006, 02:31 AM | #7 | |
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08-26-2006, 03:45 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana
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| Sometimes when you counter sue (if you have all your documentation to prove your case) they will back out. Nothing hurts more to these kinds of people than the thought of losing money....
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08-26-2006, 03:54 AM | #9 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: INDIANA
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| If where you got the puppy, the conditions arent very clean or something, have a friend act like they are interested in one of her puppies and have them take pictures. She cant prove what you said, plus if you have proof from your vet that the puppy was sick then I would say she doesnt even have a case. Maybe she is just trying to scare you for some reason. Do you still owe on the puppy? |
08-26-2006, 04:04 AM | #10 | |
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first, I want to say that I am no Lawyer, but I believe, that one is entitled to express one's experience with a certain pet store/breeder. Now, what she should have done is say I am sorry for the loss of your dog and if your documents are right then please let me make it up to you. Personally, I think she is trying to intimidate you. My prayers go out to you.
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08-26-2006, 05:07 AM | #11 |
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| Help I feel so stupid to have to hit reply to ask someone a question about how to post a general question. I cannot figure out what I did the day I posted a question about how much to feed my morkie puppy. it worked but now I can't remember what I did to post. Can you tell me how you do it. My email is akdesign@bellsouth.net if I am unable to read your response. Thanks |
08-26-2006, 05:16 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Scrapindee...She really can't sue you and win - you shared a personal experience online - that is NOT Slander.... when I posted about Brushy Creek Kennels I heard the same thing from them - but they couldn't do anything about it because I stated MY experience. It did blossom into a big thread - but it brought together people who saw it and had sick puppies sold to them - So...it actually did alot of good. I did talk to someone and was told because I shared MY experience and was truthful - there was nothing they could do to me. |
08-26-2006, 05:35 AM | #13 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bacliff, TX
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| We have this thing in America called freedom of speech (First Amendment to the Constitution). Usually, statements of opinion are not actionable in tort because they are protected under this amendment. The only way they could sue you is if you made false, defamatory statements that wrongully hurt their good reputation. As long as you told the truth, you do not have a problem. Hope this calms your nerves. |
08-26-2006, 05:45 AM | #14 | |
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I don't remember your original thread but it sounds like she is trying to bully you. I'd document everything and countersue big time! Sorry you're going through this. Please keep us updated.
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08-26-2006, 07:20 AM | #15 | |
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